LiveBlog: Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley Round-by-Round Updates

The other biggest star of boxing, congressman Manny Pacquiao,
is getting back into the ring this Saturday to defend his WBO
welterweight title against the undefeated former 140-lb king, Timothy
Bradley.

Round 1:
Pacquiao starts with a jab to Bradley, who counters with body shots.
Pacquiao throws a strong left but was parried by Bradley. Both fighters
are still feeling each other out. Bradley now starts to pressure
Pacquiao, but Pacquiao ends the first round with a flurry of punches.

Round 2:
Bradley sneaks a punch to Pacquiao's body, then tags him with
straight lefts. Pacquiao retaliates with punches to the head. Bradley
jabbing, Bradley pins Pacquiao to the ropes but Pacquiao slips away.
Bradley again throwing body punches, and Pacquiao hits him with shots to
the head before Bradley clinches. Bradley tags Pacquiao with a
combination to the head and body, before ending the round with a shot to
Pacquiao's head.

Round 3:
Bradley's trainer tells him that he is controlling the fight. Bradley
starts the third shots to Pacquiao's body, before clinching and
throwing punches to Pacquiao's back. Bradley throwing rabbit punches
while in the clinch. Pacquiao with a combination to Bradley that rattles
the other fighter, and Bradley clinches again. Bradley starts jabbing
before Pacquiao unloads a combination to his head. Pacquiao now starting
to find his target, lands straight punches to Bradley's head. Pacquiao
is mostly blocking Bradley's shots. Nice exchange as Bradley tags
Pacquiao, but Pacquiao retaliates and pins Bradley to the ropes. They
exchange again towards the end of the round, but Pacquiao got the better
of Bradley in the round.

Round 4:
Bradley stalking Pacquiao to start the round, gets in a nice body
punch before clinching. Referee pulls the fighters apart and Bradley
attacks Pacquiao's body again. Pacquiao with a right hook to Bradley's
head. The referee is very busy, telling Bradley to keep his punches
above the waist area. Pacquiao jabs, looking for an opening, and unloads
a flurry of punches on Bradley towards the middle of the round. Bradley
wobbles and clinches. Pacquiao now on the attack, catching Bradley with
hooks and an uppercut towards the end of Round 4.

Round 5:
Bradley jabbing at Pacquiao's head before throwing a right hook, but
is still blocked by Pacquiao. Bradley jabs again, and Pacquiao tries to
catch him with a hook but Bradley ducks. Pacquiao now attacking and pins
him once more on the ropes before Bradley clinches. Bradley tries to
fight back, and the two fighters exchange punches by the end of the
round but Bradley is starting to look weary.

Round 6:
Bradley measuring Pacquiao with his jab, but Pacquiao catches him
with a shot to the head. Pacquiao keeps his guard up and stalks Bradley.
Pacquiao catches Bradley with a left shot and Bradley is hurt, clinches
with Pacquiao. Pacquiao corners Bradley and Bradley holds again.

Round 7:
Bradley trying to attack Pacquiao and the fighters clinch, referee
pulls them apart. Bradley again jabbing at Pacquiao, while Pacquiao
moving his head to keep away. Pacquiao hurts Bradley towards the end of
the round with punches to the head, and Bradley now has his guard up.
Pacquiao blocks Bradley’s jabs, and Bradley sneaks in a straight punch
to end the round.

Round 8:
Bradley jabbing at Pacquiao to start the round. Referee stops at the
round at the 1:55 mark to check if there is a cut. Fight continues and
Pacquaio hurts Bradley and pins him against the ropes, but Bradley
returns the favor. Action goes back to the center of the ring and
Pacquiao smashes his gloves together. Bradley tries for the jab again,
and the fighters get tangled up. Pacquiao blocks Bradley's punches, then
unloads a straight to Bradley's face. Bradley counters with a hook, but
Pacquiao tags him with a combination just before the round ends.

Round 9:
Bradley starts the round on attack mode, but quickly gets defensive
as Pacquiao presses the action. Bradley now tires to attack Pacquiao's
body, but Pacquiao counters with combinations. The referee warns both
fighters to avoid headbutts, and Bradley clinches again when action
resumes. Pacquiao finds his target again and unloads a combination on
Bradley's head. Bradley clinches and tags Pacquiao with rabbit punches.
Pacquiao keepings his guard up and now tries to get past Bradley's guard
with shots to the head. Bradley is still trying to attack Pacquiao's
body, and sneaks in a good uppercut. Pacquiao counters again, targeting
Bradley's head.

Round 10:
Bradley jabs at Pacquiao to start the round. Pacquiao keeping his
guard up, but Bradley manages to get a shot into his head and body.
Pacquiao shakes the punches off and stalks Bradley in the ring. Pacquaio
unloads a combination and briefly pins Bradley on the ropes. Bradley's
head gets tangled under Pacquiao's elbow and the referee briefly stops
the fight. Pacquiao once again starts stalking Bradley, and Bradley
sneaks a left to Pacquiao's head. Bradley jabs at Pacquiao's head and
both fighters get tangled up again. Pacquiao is trying to end the round
strongly as he presses Bradley, but Bradley moves away as the bell
rings.

Round 11:
Roach tells Pacquiao that he let that round go and wants more
punches. Pacquiao has his guard up to start the round and is looking for
an opening. A fan can now be heard booing inside the MGM Grand. Bradley
pins Pacquiao against the ropes but the referee pulls the fighters
apart. Buboy Fernandez can be heard shouting instructions from
Pacquiao's corner. Bradley attacks Pacquiao with straight rights and
Pacquiao again smashes his gloves together. Pacquiao not throwing a lot
of punches, just looking for an opening. Now he attacks and hits Bradley
right on the face. Both fighters are in the center of the ring and
exchanging. Pacquiao backs Bradley briefly in a corner but Bradley moves
away before Pacquiao does any real damage.

Round 12:
Joel Diaz says the 12th round is the most critical round of the
fight. Buboy Fernandez gives Pacquiao's instructions. Bradley is on the
attack to start the round, while Pacquiao is stalking him. Pacquiao
tries to back Bradley into a corner, but Bradley moves away and jas at
Pacquiao's head. Bradley unloading punches but Pacquiao is blocking
them. Bradley sneaks in shots to Pacquiao's head, and Pacquiao tries to
catch Bradley but he moves away. Bradley clinches as Pacquiao throws a
straight. Both fighters are exchanging punches, and Pacquiao gets the
fight to the middle of the ring again. Crowd is chanting for both
fighters.

The judges scored the bout 113-115, 115-113, and 115-113 for Bradley, the new WBO welterweight champion.

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